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...momentum in the world. What happened? Cornell came out with will and determination, drove the ball straight down the Crimson's throats and Harvard simply couldn't respond. No adjustments by Amaker in the last 30 seconds, combined with extremely porous defense by the Crimson allowed Cornell to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball vs. Cornell | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...forward Holly Lorms found herself on a fast break with a one-on-one chance against Kessler. Lorms lifted a beauty of a shot over Kessler's glove-side shoulder, but the sophomore netminder flashed the leather just in time to snatch the puck out of the air. I heard the Yankees aren't sure who's going to be playing first base for them this year...just a thought...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LIVE BLOG: Harvard vs. Boston University Women's Hockey Beanpot Final | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...prevailed, and that [Rudy Giuliani] is no longer ‘America’s Mayor,’” he says. However, he finds it hard to shake his cynicism, and says, “I fear that the Democrats might still find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”Vowell focuses on current events of a different nature, discussing her thoughts on the current Writers’ Guild Strike both as a friend of many focal figures in the fray and as a writer herself. “The fact...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From NPR: Books and Tape | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...pumped everyone up today. We really need these guys to step up and go out there and fight.” At the 197 lb. weight class, senior Jonathan Butler was dealt an agonizing blow, losing the boat in overtime. During regulation, it appeared that Butler had managed to snatch a takedown in the last few seconds of the match but time was called before the points could register on the scoreboard. Butler’s opponent did suffer a setback, incurring a one-point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. The penalty would come back to haunt the Terriers with...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hobbled Crimson, Missing Wrestlers, Battles Terriers to a Tie | 2/4/2008 | See Source »

Millions of parishioners already know the feeling. Every year, thousands of churches, chapels and monasteries across Europe are robbed of their most beloved and valuable artworks. From small-time crooks trying to earn drug money to seasoned pros who snatch massive canvases, art thieves are erasing a significant part of the religious heritage of some of the most culturally rich countries. "Our churches are being pillaged," says Captain Dominique Lambert of France's Central Office for the Fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods (OCBC). "They take everything - statues, paintings, chalices, silverwork. When a Virgin Mary is stolen from a church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spirited Away: Art Thieves Target Europe's Churches | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

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